Good art should elicit a response of 'Huh? Wow!' as opposed to ‘Wow! Huh?'

I was attracted to the concept of Hollywood and the lifestyle here. But I've grown to mistrust it because it has changed. I didn't bargain for digital access parking in some concrete structure. Real heaven for me was to drive somewhere and park right in front. Now the city is going vertical.

The one thing I miss is hitchhiking. Now there's no more of that. When's the last time you saw a hitchhiker? It's not that I consider it a great sport, but it was my way of seeing the country. The open road, especially in the western United States, is still very pristine, but everything else around it has changed.

All my artistic response comes from American things, and I guess I've always had a weakness for heroic imagery.

When I paint a picture of a house, that goes back to my roots.

I have no social agenda with my work. I'm deadpan about it.

I don't watch TV, so I feel like I'm left out of the American fabric or something.